MIAMI – Shohei Ohtani stole his 50th base in the first inning against the Miami Marlins on Thursday, putting the Los Angeles Dodgers star two home runs away from the first 50-50 season in major league history. Ohtani hit a leadoff double against Edward Cabrera and swiped third on the front end of a double … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Verlon Dorminey has been the head coach of the Trinity Christian Conquerors for a long time. “34 [seasons],” Dorminey said. “No, I can’t believe it.” His resume is one equal to that of a legend. Entering Friday night’s Varsity 4 Game of the Week against Columbia (2-2), Dorminey is 327-88 in his … Read more
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings made another investment this week in a young standout, signing Moritz Seider to a seven-year contract worth nearly $60 million. The Red Wings announced the move with the 23-year-old German defenseman on Thursday, three days after keeping 22-year-old forward Lucas Raymond with a $64.6 million, eight-year deal. Detroit drafted … Read more
It took Florian Wirtz less than five minutes to score his first Champions League goal on his debut in Europe’s elite club competition. Wirtz, who is considered one of the best young players in the world, also netted another as Bayer Leverkusen romped to a 4-0 win at Feyenoord on Thursday. Leverkusen lost in the … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 1 Texas will start Arch Manning at quarterback Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe while regular starter Quinn Ewers continues to recover from a strained muscle in his abdomen, coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday. It will be the first career start for Manning, a second year freshman. He relieved Ewers in the second quarter … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – News4JAX/Varsity 4 have you covered every step of the way for Week 5 of the high school football season. We’ll have four games to watch, the next four best and the full schedule in our Thursday coverage. All game times are 7 p.m. unless indicated. For a full schedule and results, find … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS – Year 1 of the Clark & Reese Show has been unlike anything the WNBA has ever seen. Sure, this season’s final chapter is still unscripted with the playoffs set to start Sunday. But the rookie seasons and attention Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have had makes the league’s outlook extremely bright beyond this … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tarik Skubal allowed three hits over five innings for his 17th win and the streaking Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night to move within a half game of a playoff spot with 10 games remaining. Riley Greene hit a go-ahead home run as the Tigers (80-73) … Read more
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Lions coach Dan Campbell is selling his suburban Detroit home to get more privacy. “There’s plenty of space, it’s on two acres, the home is beautiful,” Campbell told Crain’s Detroit Business. “It’s just that people figured out where we lived when we lost.” He didn’t elaborate. Campbell and wife Holly listed … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was the Chargers’ first major opportunity to reintroduce themselves. On fourth and one in the season opener, however, it wasn’t Joey Bosa or Khalil Mack who made the play that sent the defense’s first warning shot of the Jim Harbaugh era. It was Poona Ford and Otito Ogbonnia who came crashing … Read more